While Stoke will miss the talents of Asmir Begovic between the sticks, Shay Given is a more than adequate replacement.

Stoke have a new style under Mark Hughes and continue to push higher up the table each season in the Premier League. Here's a look at what to expect from Hughes' men as we approach the new campaign ...

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Fans will be hoping the return of talisman Bojan Krkic, along with other high-profile arrivals, will offset the losses of Asmir Begovic and Steven N'Zonzi and fire the Potters to yet another record-breaking finish under Hughes.

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said he was encouraged by his sides performance in their 2-0 win over Singapore XI in the third-place playoff of the Barclays Asia Trophy.

With Stoke City manager and players arriving in France for a week long training camp in advance of the Colonia Cup in Germany, there was another kind of arrival on Monday in the shape of former PSV Eindhoven starlet and free agent Ibrahim Afellay, who joins the club on a two-year contract.

It should come as little surprise that his most recent employer was Barcelona and in swapping the Nou Camp for the Britannia Afellay becomes the fourth player to make a switch to the Potteries from the Catalan...

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said he was encouraged by his sides performance in their 2-0 win over Singapore XI in the third-place playoff of the Barclays Asia Trophy.

After a couple of weeks in Singapore, Stoke's players could be forgiven had they turned up to Wrexham on Wednesday evening less than enthused at the prospect of pitting their wits against the Conference North side in a preseason friendly.

As it happened though, they arrived in excellent spirits and mirrored the enthusiasm of their fans who filled the away end at the Racecourse Ground eager to get a glimpse of their side's new arrivals on home soil. A fortnight in the sweltering temperatures of...

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said he was encouraged by his sides performance in their 2-0 win over Singapore XI in the third-place playoff of the Barclays Asia Trophy.

Stoke finished their maiden Barclays Asia Trophy campaign in third place with a comfortable 2-0 win over a Singapore Select XI through goals from a resurgent Steve Sidwell and man-on-a-mission Marko Arnautovic.

While everyone would have preferred to have played in the final of the competition, by failing to overcome Everton on penalties on Wednesday the Potters were given a good opportunity to dictate their final game. That's not a luxury they would have been afforded had they faced tournament favourites...

Coming off of FA cup win last season, Arsenal beat Everton 3-1 in Singapore to become Barclays Asia Champions.

The Singapore Select XI suffered their second straight defeat as visiting Stoke City defeated them 2-0 to claim third place in the 2015 Barclays Asia Trophy on Saturday night.

After losing 4-0 to Arsenal in Wednesday's opening match, V. Sundarmoorthy's men put in another brave display but they were outclassed by the side who finished ninth in last season's English Premier League.

Stoke's goals were scored by Steve Sidwell (seventh minute) and Marko Arnautovic (73rd) at the Singapore National Stadium.

Stoke kicked off the 2015 Barclays Asia Trophy and their own preseason campaign, losing on penalties against Everton following a 0-0 stalemate in the late afternoon heat of Singapore.

The Toffees arrived having already played a friendly and had many of their first team stars available to start. Stoke, meanwhile, fielded their non-international playing contingent having only just welcomed back those on national team duty just a few days prior. For the Potters, it was a side that bore little resemblance...